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Fortified Regions
22 June 1941
Fortified Region
(Commander)
Military District, Army Front (km) Depth (km) Number of bunkers Separate Mixed Artillery /
Machine-Gun Battalions
Separate
Battalions
Separate
Companies
Others
21 Kingisepp Fortified Region [1]
    (MAJ  V.A. Kotik)
Leningrad MD 70 2 89 263 ? ?
22 Karelian Fortified Region [1]
    (MG  M.A. Popov)
Leningrad MD 80 2-5 196 39, 40, 154 (+six planned) 147 Signal
125 Engineer
228 Truck
23 Murmansk Fortified Region
    (COL  D.J. Krasilnikov)
Leningrad MD,
14 Army
85 5 12
(+30 building)
7, 15, 47 (+two planned) 278 Signal
289 Engineer
229 Truck
25 Pskov Fortified Region [1]
    (MAJ  V.M. Korunkov)
Leningrad MD 85 2—5 147 61, 152, 153, 154 ? ?
26 Sortavala Fortified Region
    (COL  A.P. Petrov)
Leningrad MD,
7 Army
175 4—5 10
(+30 building)
246 (+ten planned) ? ?
27 Kexholm Fortified Region
    (COL  P.A. Artushenko)
Leningrad MD,
23 Army
80 5—15 ? (four planned) ? ?
28 Vyborg Fortified Region
    ( ? )
Leningrad MD,
23 Army
150 4—5 44 (+130 building) 29, 247, 249 ? ?
29 (Hanko) Fortified Region
    ( ? )
Leningrad MD ? ? ? ? ? ?
41 Libava Fortified Region
    (Division commissar S.P. Nikolayev)
Baltic Special MD,
11 Army
? ? ? ? ? ?
42 Siauliai Fortified Region
    (COL  N.S. Devi)
Baltic Special MD,
8 Army
90 5—16 27 (+403 building) 165, 166, 167 [4], 171, 173, 176 515 Artillery 263 Signal
21 Engineer
69 Battery
 
44 Kaunas Fortified Region
    (MG  S.G. Gorachev)
Baltic Special MD,
11 Army
106 5—16 31 (+599 building) 131, 143, 147, 177 [4], 151, 164, 166, 168, 170, 172, 175 514 Artillery
517 Artillery
262 Signal
19 Engineer
45 Windau Fortified Region
    (COL  Gerasimov)
Baltic Special MD,
11 Army
? ? ? ? ? ?
46 Telsiai Fortified Region
    (COL  Sushchenko)
Baltic Special MD,
8 Army
75 5—16 23 (+366 building) 174 [4], 177, 179, 181, 183, 185, 187, 189 518 Artillery 264 Signal
20 Engineer
73 Battery,
75 Battery
 
48 Alytus Fortified Region
    (COL  F.P. Ozerov [6])
Baltic Special MD,
11 Army
57 5—16 20 (+273 building) 178, 180 [4], 182, 184, 186 265 Signal
22 Engineer
74 Battery
 
58 Sebezh Fortified Region [1]
    ( ? )
Western Special MD 65 2—5 (+63 building) 257, ? ? ?
61 Polotsk Fortified Region [1]
    (MAJ  A.I. Yegorov)
Western Special MD 55 2 202 25 [3], 133 [2], 156 ? 232 Signal
62 Brest Fortified Region
    (MG  M.I. Puzyrov)
Western Special MD,
4 Army
120 5—6 128 (+380 building) 16, 17 [3], 18, 130, 132 [4], 137 [2] plus 75, 77, 83 Company ? 345 Signal
18 Engineer
63 Minsk Fortified Region [1]
    (COL  S.F. Palkov)
Western Special MD 160 1—2 206 101, 102 [3], 134, 136 [4] ? ? 18 Fortress Artillery Platoon
16 Signal Platoon
nine antitank platoons
64 Zambrow Fortified Region
    (COL  N.A. Berdnikov)
Western Special MD 70 5—6 53 (+550 building) 12, 14, 62, 93, 124 [3], 122, 123, 125 [4], 129 [2]; plus 74 Company ? 49 Signal
16 Engineer
66 Battery,
68 Battery
 
65 Mozyr Fortified Region [1]
    (MAJ  I.M. Maksimeyko)
Western Special MD 128 1—2 155 33 [2], 138 [4], 214 ? ? 17 Signal Platoon,
two fortress artillery platoons,
one mortar platoon
66 Osovets Fortified Region
    (COL  S.N. Drolin)
Western Special MD,
10 Army
60 5—6 59 (+594 building) 13, 92, 95, 104 [3], 109, 112 [4], 119, 121 [2] ? 239 Signal
17 Engineer
65 Battery,
67 Battery,
70 Battery,
72 Battery
 
67 Slutsk Fortified Region [1]
    (COL  N.N. Denisov)
Western Special MD 70 3—5 (129 building) 163 [3] ? ?
68 Grodno Fortified Region
    (COL  N.P. Ivanov)
Western Special MD,
3 Army
80 5—6 98 (+606 building) 9, 10, 43, 45, 70 [3], 84 [3], 89, 91 [3], 94 [5] 513 Artillery
516 Artillery
232 Signal
15 Engineer
1 Kiev Fortified Region [1]
    (COL  G.J. Chernov)
Kiev Special MD 85 3 217 12, 28, 161, 163 409 Engineer ?
2 Vladimir-Volyn Fortified Region
    (COL  J.Z. Karamanov)
Kiev Special MD,
5 Army
60 5—6 97 (+147 building) 19, 20, 145, 146 85 Artillery,
92 Artillery [7]
23 Engineer
3 Letichevsk Fortified Region [1]
    (BG  A.I. Yakimovich)
Kiev Special MD 125 2—4 363 24, 27, 37 525 Signal 33 Engineer
214 Truck
4 Strumilovsky Fortified Region
    (MG  F.N. Matyki)
Kiev Special MD,
6 Army
45 5—6 84 (+180 building) 25, 42, 44, 140, 230 896 Signal
241 Engineer
24 Engineer
5 Korostensk Fortified Region [1]
    (… Ivanov)
Kiev Special MD 185 1—3 455 38, 46, 48, 49 ? ?
6 Rava-Russian Fortified Region
    (COL  F.S. Sysoyev)
Kiev Special MD,
6 Army
90 5—6 95 (+306 building) 21, 36, 141, 190, 192 ? 47 Signal
25 Engineer
76 Battery,
78 Battery,
80 Battery
 
7 Novograd-Volyn Fortified Region [1]
    (LTC  F.N. Mikhalov)
Kiev Special MD 115 1—2 261 61, 86 253 Engineer 196 Signal
208 Truck
8 Peremyshl Fortified Region
    (COL  D.I. Masluk)
Kiev Special MD,
26 Army
120 4—5 99 (+186 building) 52, 150, 195 ? 210 Signal
26 Engineer
9 Kovel Fortified Region
    ( ? )
Kiev Special MD 80 5—6 (138 building) 47, 201 ? ?
10 Kamenetz-Podolsk Fortified Region
    (COL  S.S. Safronov)
Kiev Special MD,
12 Army
60 3—5 158 39, 148, 149 526 Signal
287 Engineer
240 Truck
11 Chernovitsk Fortified Region
    ( ? )
Kiev Special MD,
12 Army
? ? ? 209, 216, 218 ? ?
12 Mogilev-Yampolsk Fortified Region [1]
    (COL  S.A. Ignatev)
Kiev Special MD,
12 Army
140 4 276 40, 50 135 Signal
153 Engineer
240 Truck [8]
14 Starokostiantyniv Fortified Region [1]
    ( ? )
Kiev Special MD 65 5 (58 building) 29, 142 ? ?
15 Shepetovsk Fortified Region [1]
    (COL  F.K. Pugachov)
Kiev Special MD 110 4—5 (137 building) 237 ? ?
16 Ostropolsk Fortified Region [1]
    ( ? )
Kiev Special MD 50 3—5 (89 building) 242 9 Tank ?
17 Izyaslav Fortified Region [1]
    (COL  L.V. Kosonogov)
Kiev Special MD 45 2—5 (62 building) 238 ? ?
80 Rybnitsk Fortified Region [1]
    (MG  A.I. Ryzhov)
Odessa MD,
9 Army
120 3 236 58, 59, 72, 73, 110 ? ? Possibly also
381 Artillery Regiment
81 Danube Fortified Region
    (COL  I.T. Zamertsev)
Odessa MD,
9 Army
? ? ? ? ? ?
82 Tiraspol Fortified Region [1]
    (COL  G.M. Kochenov)
Odessa MD,
9 Army
259 4 318 64, 65, 66, 74 150 Signal [9]
138 Engineer
125 Truck 45 Cavalry Platoon
Possibly also
397 Artillery Regiment
83 Odessa Fortified Region
    ( ? )
Odessa MD ? ? ? ? ? ?
84 Upper Prut Fortified Region
    ( ? )
Odessa MD,
9 Army
75 5—6 (7 building) 244 (+ ten) ? ?
86 Lower Prut Fortified Region
    ( ? )
Odessa MD,
9 Army
77 5—6 (8 building) 245 (+ seventeen) ? ?
51 Batumi-AkhalkalakiFortified Region
    (COL  A.P. Pronin)
Transcaucasus MD ? ? ? 71, 82, 127, 128 [10] 150 Signal
138 Engineer
376 Truck
Possibly also
549 Signal and
10 Engineer
55 Leninakan Fortified Region
    (COL  A.V. Fedotov)
Transcaucasus MD ? ? ? 80, 83, 119, 134 581 Signal
  ? Engineer
377 Truck
Yerevan Fortified Position
    ( ? )
Transcaucasus MD ? ? ? (fifteen planned) ? ?
31 Daurskiy Fortified Region
    (BG  V.S. Viktorov)
Transbaikal MD ? ? ? 70, 84, 85 69 Artillery
131 Signal
142 Engineer
71 Truck
32 Transbaikal Fortified Region [11]
    (COL  V.A. Samsonov)
Transbaikal MD ? ? ? 67, 68, 88 87 Artillery
297 Signal
  ? Engineer
?
101 Blagoveshchensk Fortified Region
    (MG  N.A. Kichayev)
Far East Front,
2 Army
? ? ? 6, 100, 135, 144 68 Signal
70 Engineer
232 Truck
102 Ust-Sungari Fortified Region
    (MG  N.M. Pozharskiy)
Far East Front,
15 Army
? ? ? 16, 22, 77, 121 111 Signal
146 Engineer
81 Truck
103 Lower-Amur Fortified Region
    (LTC  I.Y. Amurskiy)
Far East Front ? ? ? 76, 114 37 mortar 15 Signal
104 De-Kastri Fortified Region
    ( ? )
Far East Front ? ? ? 23, 26, 29, 106 298 Engineer 369 Signal
105 Grodekovo Fortified Region
    (COL  A.A. Myshkin)
Far East Front,
1 Army
? ? ? 90, 104, 108 116 Signal
130 Engineer
23 Truck
106 Poltava Fortified Region
    (MG  V.A. Belonogov)
Far East Front,
25 Army
? ? ? 30, 98, 104 121 Signal
134 Engineer
?
107 Barabashsk Fortified Region
    (MG  P.A. Mamaye)
Far East Front,
25 Army
? ? ? 78, 81, 139 125 Signal
143 Engineer
234 Truck
108 Posiet Fortified Region
    ( ? )
Far East Front,
25 Army
? ? ? 64, 79, 103, 115 236 Engineer 1440 Signal
19 Engineer
226 Truck
109 Iman Fortified Region
    (COL  I.A. Gusev)
Far East Front ? ? ? 251, 252, 253 323 Signal
272 Engineer
20 Engineer
227 Truck
110 Slavic Fortified Region
    (COL  M.V. Alimov)
Far East Front,
25 Army
? ? ? 65, 66, 105, 116 ? 2 Engineer
111 Shufansk Fortified Region
    (LTC  I.G. Meshkov)
Far East Front,
25 Army
? ? ? 65, 96, 99, 117 ? 184 Signal
3 Engineer
? Ust-Bureya Fortified Region
    ( ? )
Far East Front,
2 Army
? ? ? 254, 255, 256 383 Signal 31 Engineer
Fortified Region
(Commander)
Military District, Army Front (km) Depth (km) Number of bunkers Separate Mixed Artillery /
Machine-Gun Battalions
Separate
Battalions
Separate
Companies
Others
  [1]  Fortified Region on the old European border (1928-1939).
  [2]  With two companies.
  [3]  With three companies.
  [4]  With four companies.
  [5]  With five companies.
  [6]  Relieved as commander of 5th Rifle Division on 09.06.1941, and appointed commander of 48th Alytus Fortified Region, but did not manage to take command.
  [7]  85 Artillery Battalion, (with 12×gun M-1910/30) and 92 Artillery Battalion (with 12×howitzer M-1909/30).
  [8]  Possibly a battalion.
  [9]  Possibly only a company.
[10]  Possibly eight battalions plus 58 and 59 Companies ?
[11]  Renamed Borzya Fortified Region on 01.07.1941.
 
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